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Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the twenty-first century, according to a report in the medical journal The Lancet, coming from scientists who underscore the need for urgent action. “This is not a disaster movie with a happy ending, but something real,” said Professor Anthony Costello, director of the report, who asserted [...]

Government authorities and residents of the city of Santa Cruz in Bolivia engaged in a massive operation to combat the dengue epidemic which has claimed 21 victims thus far. The most virulent outbreak is now being recorded in Santa Cruz where 40,000 people have contracted the disease. The order was given to all citizens of the subtropical city to destroy [...]